Reel for ruchings, &amp;c.



N6. 882,431 PATENTED MAR. 17, 1908. L. SONN.

REEL FOR RUGHINGS, m. MODEL, APPLICATION FILED MAY 10. 1906.

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LEOPOLD SONN, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

REEL FOR RUCHINGSf dac.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented March 1'7, 1908.

Application filed May 10, 1906. Serial No. 316,122. (ModeL) To all whomit may concern:

Be it known that I, LEOPOLD SONN, a citizen of the United States, and aresident of the city of New York, borough of Manhattan, in the countyand State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Reel forRuchings and the Like, of which the following is a full, clear, andexact description.

The invention relates to packaging fabrics, and its object is to providea new and improved reel which is simple and durable in construction,exceedingly strong, and more especially designed for winding thereonruchings and other fabrics.

The invention consists of novel features and parts and combinations ofthe same, which will be more fully described hereinafter and thenpointed out in the claims.

A practical embodiment of the invention is represented in theaccompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, in whichsimilar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in both theviews.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the improvement, parts being brokenout, and Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional elevation of the same.

The side pieces A and A of the reel are rigidly connected with eachother by a connecting web B of cardboard or other suitable material, thesaid web having integral flanges B and B at its sides, and the said webflanges B, B are glued, cemented or otherwise secured to the inner facesof the side pieces A and A. The ends of the web B fit into transversegrooves formed on the inner sides of end pieces C and C, preferably madeof wood, and secured by nails D or other fastening devices to the sidepieces A and A. Thus, by the arrangement described, an exceedinglystrong and durable reel is provided, as the connecting web B and itspieces 0 and C are uninterruptedly attached to the side pieces A and Aat the middle thereof and nearly throughout the entire length of thesaid side pieces A and A, it being understood that the outer sides ofthe reinforcing pieces (I and C are rounded off and terminate a distancefrom the ends of the side pieces A and A, to confine the fabric materialwithin the side pieces .wound on the reel.

A and A, and which fabric material is wound on the said connecting web.A reinforcing bar E, preferably made of wood, extends transverselyacross the connecting web B and abuts at its ends against the flanges Band B and nails 1) or like fastening devices driven through the sidepieces A, A, the flanges B, B into the ends of the cross bar E, servingto unite the several parts together. The entire connecting web,consisting of the web B, the end pieces C, C and the cross bar E ispreferably covered by an endless band F of paper, to provide a smooth,clean surface for the ruching or other article to be The reel shown anddescribed is very simple and durable in construction, can be cheaplymanufactured and is not liable to readily break to pieces as isfrequently the case with reels heretofore constructed.

Having thus, described my invention, 1 claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent;

1. A reel for ruchings and the like, comprising side pieces, a flexibleconnecting web having flanges at its sides secured to the inner faces ofthe said side pieces, and stiff reinforcing end pieces engaging the endsof the said web and secured to the said side pieces a short distancefrom their ends and about the middle of the width thereof.

2. A reel for ruchings and the like, comprising side pieces, a flexibleconnecting web having flanges at its sides secured to the inner faces ofthe said side pieces, and still reinforcing end pieces having in theirinner edges at the center thereof transverse grooves receiving the endsof the said web, the said end pieces being secured to the said sidepieces a short distance from their ends and about the middle of thewidth thereof.

3. A reel for ruchings and the like, comprising side pieces, a flexibleconnecting web having flanges at its sides secured to the innerifaces ofthe said side pieces, stifl reinforcing end pieces having in their inneredges grooves receiving the ends of the said web and secured to the saidside pieces a short distance from their ends and about the middle of thewidth thereof, a reinforcing bar extending transversely across the saidWeb at a point intermediate the said end name to this specification inthe presence of pieces, the ends of the bar resting against the twosubscribing Witnesses.

Web flanges, means for unitin the said bar T to the side pieces and theWe?) flanges, and I LEOPOLD SOBN' 5 a covering for the Web, end pieces,and \Nitnesses:

cross bar. THEO. G. HOSTER,

In testimony whereof I have signed my 7 EVERARD B. MARSHALL.

